Race, Science, Religion & Evolution - Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins is an evolutionary biologist, author, and emeritus fellow at the University of Oxford. I spoke to Richard on stage in Austin Texas as a part of his final ever live tour. The next day we got to sit down and discuss all the things we didn't have time to talk about the night before. Expect to learn what Richard thinks about the recent rise of cultural Christianity, whether religion was an influential factor on the evolution of humans, what Richard meant by “Race Is A Spectrum, Sex Is Pretty Damn Binary”, where people without a religious worldview should get their meaning from, Richard's explanation for evolution for those who don’t believe in it and much more... - 0:00 The Rise of Cultural Christianity 02:44 Dealing With a Shattered Worldview 05:13 Why Religion Arises in Every Culture 10:47 Biological Sex is an Obvious Binary 18:01 Race From an Evolutionary Perspective 25:43 Is Social Justice a Replacement for Religion? 28:04 Darwin’s Marriage Wish List 33:50 Richard’s Message to Evolution Sceptics 40:56 The Link Between Primates & Humans 45:49 Biology’s View of Consciousness 51:42 Why Behavioural Genetics is Still Controversial 54:16 The Ethics of Embryo Selection & Manipulation 1:04:37 What’s Next for Richard - Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Chris WilliamsonhostRichard Dawkinsguest

Sep 26, 20241h 5mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: September 26, 2024
Duration: 1h 5m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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Richard Dawkins is an evolutionary biologist, author, and emeritus fellow at the University of Oxford. I spoke to Richard on stage in Austin Texas as a part of his final ever live tour. The next day we got to sit down and discuss all the things we didn't have time to talk about the night before. Expect to learn what Richard thinks about the recent rise of cultural Christianity, whether religion was an influential factor on the evolution of humans, what Richard meant by “Race Is A Spectrum, Sex Is Pretty Damn Binary”, where people without a religious worldview should get their meaning from, Richard's explanation for evolution for those who don’t believe in it and much more... - 0:00 The Rise of Cultural Christianity 02:44 Dealing With a Shattered Worldview 05:13 Why Religion Arises in Every Culture 10:47 Biological Sex is an Obvious Binary 18:01 Race From an Evolutionary Perspective 25:43 Is Social Justice a Replacement for Religion? 28:04 Darwin’s Marriage Wish List 33:50 Richard’s Message to Evolution Sceptics 40:56 The Link Between Primates & Humans 45:49 Biology’s View of Consciousness 51:42 Why Behavioural Genetics is Still Controversial 54:16 The Ethics of Embryo Selection & Manipulation 1:04:37 What’s Next for Richard - Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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Chris Williamson
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Richard Dawkins
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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and Richard Dawkins, Race, Science, Religion & Evolution - Richard Dawkins explores richard Dawkins Dissects Religion, Race, Sex, Evolution and Human Destiny Richard Dawkins discusses the modern resurgence of religious identity, arguing that trends like cultural Christianity or new spiritual ‘crutches’ say nothing about truth and are psychologically patronizing to humans. He explains religion as a convergent psychological response to uncertainty and our deep craving for agency, story, and personification before science provided better explanations.

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